{"product_id":"choosing-utopia","title":"Choosing Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough autobiographical and theoretical reflections, as well as literary and cultural essays from across his career, Tom Moylan reviews his personal, political and professional trajectory of choosing, and becoming, utopian. \u003c\/b\u003eAn exploration of the relationship between vocation and activism, in \u003ci\u003eChoosing Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e Moylan offers a threaded narrative composed of memoir and theoretical and methodological explication. Beginning with an account of his reading practice and its relationship to an increasingly self-conscious use of interpretation, the book traces the entwined activities of writing and political activism across four decades. Following this review, Moylan presents an integrated series of literary and cultural essays exemplifying the utopian quest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With an emphasis on the development of a utopian hermeneutic practice and how it can offer a barrier to, and opportunity for, radical utopian agency, \u003ci\u003eChoosing Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, holistic reflection on how humanity can confront and transform the conditions produced by environmental, economic, political, and cultural crises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503595659637,"sku":"9781350640382","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/choosing-utopia","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}